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From: Skylar Thompson <skylar@cs.earlham.edu>
To: krishna <krishna.c@globaledgesoft.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: What does a dead CPU means in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 05:24:13 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41C4054D.10105@cs.earlham.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41C3B5D2.70801@globaledgesoft.com>

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krishna wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>    Can any one tell what is a  "dead CPU" in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU .

It's a CPU that needs to be swapped out while the system is still 
running. Some high-end systems (Sun SPARCs and IBM POWERs come to mind) 
don't require a system shutdown to replace a bad CPU.

-- 
-- Skylar Thompson (skylar@cs.earlham.edu)
-- http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~skylar/


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  reply	other threads:[~2004-12-18 10:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-12-18  4:45 What does a dead CPU means in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU krishna
2004-12-18 10:24 ` Skylar Thompson [this message]
2004-12-18 12:12   ` krishna

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